Prayers and Meditations — §356
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 356 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ طَهِّرْ أُذُنِي لاسْتِماعِ آياتِكَ وَنَوِّرْ قَلْبِي بِنُورِ عِرْفانِكَ، ثُمَّ أَنْطِقْ لِسانِيْ بِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي لا أُحِبُّ سِواكَ وَلا أُرِيدُ دُونَكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Purge Thou mine ear, O my Lord, that I may hearken unto the verses sent down unto Thee, and illuminate my heart with the light of Thy knowledge, and loose my tongue that it may make mention of Thee and sing Thy praise. By Thy might, O my God! My soul is wedded to none beside Thee, and my heart seeketh none except Thine own Self.
Translation Notes
SE rendered خَلْقِكَ، (khalqika،), رَبِّ (rabb), طَهِّرْ (ṭahhir), أُذُنِي (ʾudhuní) as “my Lord, Purge, mine ear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that peoplefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §290: called into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: were created by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His LordgleaningsGWB §389: Lord of all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Essencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
This form usually rendered as “cleanse”, “purify”, “recovered” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansedgleaningsGWB §634: and the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: purge outthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: purifiedgleaningsGWB §384: most holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: sanctified methe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless
This form usually rendered as “mine” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a hearing eargleaningsGWB §251: by His leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: by permissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: mine earwill-and-testamentW&T §28: leaveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: earsgleaningsGWB §564: by the leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permission
hearken 20% bear 13% acquainted 13% heard 13% known 7% purged 7% hearkening 7% hear 7% had 7% have 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: thine inner earfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §110: knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: catch thetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §318: mighty signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: the kingdom of Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses
This form usually rendered as “light”, “illumine”, “radiance” (186 occurrences)
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §415: illuminekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: most effulgenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: andgleaningsGWB §278: with eagernesskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: mine own heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls of men
SE expanded to “of Thy knowledge”
knowledge 74% wisdom 6% recognize 3% comprehend 3% immeasurable 3% sublime 3% known 3% witness 3% know 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledgegleaningsGWB §461: learnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: of Thy wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: that thou mayest be
بِذِكْرِكَ
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (149 occurrences)
SE expanded to “make mention of”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
SE expanded to “sing Thy praise”
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: celebrate Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: Whose praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily
SE expanded to “By Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy powerfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: The power of Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, the
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
SE rendered فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أُحِبُّ (ʾuḥibb), سِواكَ (siwák), أُرِيدُ (ʾuríd), دُونَكَ، (dúnaka،) as “By Thy might, O my God, beside Thee, seeketh, none except Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: how excellentfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §343: for His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: ortablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
This form usually rendered as “except”, “all”, “any” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §573: aught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §556: of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: desirethgleaningsGWB §636: He hath reservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: as seektablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: desiregleaningsGWB §580: chosen
SE expanded to “none except Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: for thy neighborgleaningsGWB §705: refuse to sanction it inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: from the comprehension of othersgleaningsGWB §549: else
